How do i send a picture to the background in word?

Add or change a background image or watermark

1. Go to Design or Layout, and select Watermark.
2. Select Picture > Select Picture, browse through your image files, and choose the image that you want to use.
3. Select Insert.
4. If you want the background image to show with full color intensity, clear the Washout check box.

Moving Images Behind Text

1. Select the image.
2. Choose the Order option from the Draw menu on the Drawing toolbar. Word displays a submenu.
3. Choose Send Behind Text from the submenu. The image should move behind the text.

Make sure the Format tab of the ribbon is displayed. In the Arrange group, click the down-arrow next to the Send to Back tool (Word 2007 or Word 2010) or the down-arrow next to Send Backward tool (Word 2013 or a later version). Word displays a series of options. Choose Send Behind Text from the submenu.

Select the right photo and choose “Insert,” and the picture now appears on the Word page. Put the image behind the text. Right-click on the picture, select “Wrap text” and choose “Behind text” from the drop-down menu. Now your image is behind the text on your document.

How to Put an Image Behind Text in Word 2010

1. Open the document.
2. Click the Page Layout tab.
3. Select the Watermark button.
4. Click Custom Watermark.
5. Choose Picture watermark and click Select Picture.
6. Click the Scale dropdown menu and choose a size.
7. Select Apply, then OK.

You’ll use the same Page Color option on the Page Layout tab (in the Page Background group) to add a picture, as follows.

1. Click the Page Color option and choose Fill Effects.
2. Click the Picture tab.
3. Click Select Picture.
4. Locate the picture you want to insert and click Insert.
5. Click OK.

Microsoft Word allows you to insert more than one picture on the same layer but does not allow you to overlap pictures on the same layer. When creating a text box as a new layer for a picture, you can remove the text box borderline surrounding your picture.

Transparent areas in pictures show through the color of the paper or background.

1. Go to Insert > Picture and add a picture to your document.
2. Select the picture for which you want to change the transparency of a color.
3. On the Picture Format tab, select Color or Recolor, and then select Set Transparent Color.

Add or change the background color

1. Go to Design > Page Color.
2. Choose the color you want under Theme Colors or Standard Colors. If you don’t see the color you want, select More Colors, and then choose a color from the Colors box.

When you insert a picture, Word for the web Places the picture in your document and displays the Picture Tools ribbon with the Format tab.

How to Layer Objects in Word

1. Select the object.
2. Click the Format tab.
3. If necessary, expand the Arrange group.
4. Click the Bring Forward or Send Backward list arrow.
5. Select a layering option.

How to overlay pictures in Word

1. Go to the Insert tab.
2. Select the Pictures option and choose an image source.
3. Right-click on both pictures > Wrap Text > Square.
4. Click on one image and drag it on top of another.

Watermark. Text or graphic that displays behind text.

Behind Text and In Front of Text

The Behind Text option Causes the text to flow over the image. This can be useful if you want to create a watermark effect or a background to a section of the page. The In Front of Text option lets the image sit on top of the text.

Behind Text and In Front of Text

The Behind Text option Causes the text to flow over the image. This can be useful if you want to create a watermark effect or a background to a section of the page. The In Front of Text option lets the image sit on top of the text.